Stock Inhalers Relieve Asthma Symptoms at Schools, Prevent Costly ER Trips

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62% : " The pilot in Chicago public schools was supported by grants from the American Lung Association and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
61% : RESCUE studies were supported with funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
59% : Supported with state funding, RESCUE distributes inhalers and spacers according to schools' student population and asthma burden and provides training for nurses and school staff.
55% : Meanwhile, Asthma and Allergy Impact and Rescue (AAIR), a nonprofit affiliated with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, is working to equip schools with RESCUE -- a program it has run since 2012 in St. Louis and more recently expanded to public schools across Missouri and Illinois.
54% : In Chicago, where 12.9% of children have asthma and prevalence rises to 19.9% in predominantly Black areas, researchers conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and impact of a stock inhaler program in public schools.

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